
Meet "Trash the Clown": The unconventional hero, mom cleaning up her hometown
CBSN
Just an hour outside Detroit, in the city of Port Huron, Michigan, one resident is making waves with an unusual act of community service. Dressed as a clown, she hits the streets with trash bags and a shopping cart she calls "Carter," cleaning up the city while also trying to shift people's perspectives. What she's doing has caught the attention of her entire city. Hundreds of people have turned out to help her pick up the trash by participating in cleanup events that she holds on Saturdays.
Outside of the clown outfit, "Trash the Clown," a stay-at-home mom of two kids who has been with her partner since high school, is just a normal neighbor. She noticed garbage piling up around her town and decided to do something about it.
Instead of blending in, she chose to stand out by dressing as a clown while collecting litter. When asked how she came up with the idea, the 33-year-old mom explained that her goal was to create a character that would make people feel uncomfortable at first, since clowns tend to be divisive.

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